Piggott v. Snell
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. Charles D. Hodges, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, commenced by Asa Snell against James A. Piggott, and Susan J. Piggott, his wife, to foreclose a mortgage executed by the defendants on certain premises described in the bill.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. Charles D. Hodges, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, commenced by Asa Snell against James A. Piggott, and Susan J. Piggott, his wife, to foreclose a mortgage executed by the defendants on certain premises described in the bill. The default of defendants was entered and a decree rendered according to the prayer of the bill, and upon failure of the defendants to pay the sum found to be due, the premises were sold by the master in chancery to complainant, Snell, for the amount of the decree, interest and costs of suit.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
The only point relied upon for the reversal of the decree in this case is, the insufficiency of service of the summons pn Susan J. Piggott.
The return of service as to her is as follows:
“ I have served the within writ upon the within named Susan J. Piggott, by leaving a true copy of the same with James A. Piggott, a white person of the family, above the age of ten years, and informing the said James A. Piggott of the contents thereof, this 17th day of February, A. D. 1869,
James H. Belt, Sheriff.
By C. S. Olney, Deputy.”
The statute provides that service of summons in chancery shall be made by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Leonard v. Administrator of VillarsIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Cost v. RoseIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
- Miller v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
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